Name:
Class:
Date:
chapter 2
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Page 1
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
To understand what civility is and what it is not
1. Civility primarily means being nice.
a. True
b. False
2. One way to engage your audience is to make your speech the opening to a public conversation.
a. True
b. False
Identify various civility fails speakers can make
3. Most people they think they maintain an appropriate and positive relationship through communication.
a. True
b. False
4. A speaker cannot be balanced and advocate for a position.
a. True
b. False
Apply the seven principles of ethical public speaking to your own speeches
5. When you let the audience see the limitations of your idea, you are being honest.
a. True
b. False
Summarize the main reasons why civility matters to public speaking
6. Every communicator, no matter the context, by definition is forming some kind of ethical relationship with the
audience.
a. True
b. False
7. Socially acceptable “white lies” are ethically sound in public speaking.
a. True
b. False
8. It’s easier to paraphrase an idea than it is to create original ideas and arguments.
a. True
b. False
9. If you introduce into your speech an idea that you would not have come to on your own, you must give credit to the
source where you found the idea.
a. True
Name:
Class:
Date:
chapter 2
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Page 2
b. False
10. If you’re careful, you can avoid being influenced by the ideas and styles of arguments from the sources you read while
researching your speech.
a. True
b. False
11. Ethical public speaking makes an argument while giving the audience the ability to make up their own minds.
a. True
b. False
Explain what civil communication is, and why it is ethical
12. Unethical communication practices can harm your reputation.
a. True
b. False
Define plagiarism and explain how to avoid it
13. If you use a quotation in a speech you need to say where it came from, but you don’t need to include that information
in your speech’s bibliography.
a. True
b. False
14. The fact that a speech is effective in moving an audience does not mean that the speech is ethically good.
a. True
b. False
15. Your textbook suggests that to compose an ethically good and persuasive public speech you should avoid risk.
a. True
b. False
16. Civility is just another excuse for saying who can and can’t say things, and mandating how people say things.
a. True
b. False
17. A speaker can avoid inappropriate bias by giving the fullest picture possible, without leaving out facts.
a. True
b. False
18. The extent to which you include objections or counter arguments determines the level of balance in your speech.
a. True
b. False
Name:
Class:
Date:
chapter 2
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Page 3
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
19. The “Principle of Charity” states you should _______________.
a. allow your colleagues to quote and use your ideas as their own
b. interpret others in a way that maximizes the truth and rationality of what they said
c. clearly state your position on the topic of the speech
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
20. When audience members perceive significant bias in a speaker, they tend to respond ______.
a. with approval if they share the bias
b. with resistance to the speaker’s conclusions if they don’t share the bias
c. with suspicion if the speaker avoids a bias
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
21. Inappropriate bias happens when a speaker __________.
a. intentionally misrepresents information
b. unfairly downplays alternative perspectives
c. excludes important information
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
22. According to your textbook, part of what makes telling an intentional lie during a speech wrong is that the
misrepresentation or omission is __________.
a. done for the audience’s benefit
b. done for the speaker’s advantage
c. done to make the speech easier to remember
d. none of these choices
e. all of these choices
23. Which of the following are logical fallacies?
a. glittering generalities
b. card-stacking
c. plain-folks appeals
d. bandwagoning
e. all of these choices
Define plagiarism and explain how to avoid it
24. If you use a quotation in a speech, ________.
a. you only need to say where it came from
b. you only need to include a citation in your speech’s bibliography
c. you need to say where it came from and you need to include that information in your speech’s bibliography
d. you need to read the all of your speech’s bibliography to your audience
e. none of these choices
Name:
Class:
Date:
chapter 2
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Page 4
Apply the seven principles of civic responsibility to your own speeches
25. Being honest as a public speaker means you __________.
a. let the audience see the limitations of your idea
b. try to give a complete picture
c. avoid misleading information
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
26. Being a civil and ethical communicator means you __________.
a. share your motivation for talking about the issue
b. are willing to have your opinion changed
c. explain any personal experience relevant to the topic
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
27. Being honest as a public speaker means you __________.
a. provide personal information
b. support ideas in opposition to your case
c. avoid negative information
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
28. Poorly reasoned speeches occur when __________.
a. the speech doesn’t have any support or evidence
b. the speech has weak support
c. the speech offers irrelevant support
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
29. Being a civil and ethical communicator means you __________.
a. place your audience’s interests above your own
b. avoid advocating for a particular position
c. selectively reveal your motivations
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
Explain what civil communication is, and why it is ethical
30. Why should you avoid ethically suspect practices?
a. They can damage your relationships.
b. They can harm your reputation.
c. They can limit your effectiveness.
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
31. Engaging your audience means that you __________.
a. bombard them with facts
Name:
Class:
Date:
chapter 2
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Page 5
b. speak slowly enough that people can digest your ideas
c. fail to hold their attention
d. use jargon related to the topic
e. do not attend to feedback
32. Plagiarism does not represent your evidence responsibly because__________.
a. your audience needs to know who created a quote, an argument, or an idea in order simply to understand its
context
b. your audience needs to know who created a quote, an argument, or an idea in order only to be able to track down
and fact-check what you say
c. your audience needs to know who created a quote, an argument, or an idea in order both to understand its context
and to track down and fact-check what you say
d. your audience shouldn’t have to worry about fact-checking what you say
e. none of these choices
33. When you represent evidence responsibly, you __________.
a. bring source material with you to the presentation
b. give credit to the source of ideas and quotations
c. avoid quoting sources word-for-word
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
Identify various civility errors speakers can make
34. According to the text, the difference between untrue speech and deceptive speech is __________.
a. the outcome
b. the intention
c. the inflection
d. the coherence
e. none of these choices
Name:
Class:
Date:
chapter 2
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Page 6
Answer Key
1. False
2. True
Name:
Class:
Date:
chapter 2
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
Page 7
26. d
27. e
34. b